Edilberto Evangelista

Edilberto Evangelista (24 February 1862-17 February 1897) was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution. He was killed by the Spanish at the Battle of Zapote Bridge in 1897.

Biography
Edilberto Evangelista was born in Manila, Luzon, Philippines on 24 February 1862, and he travelled to Madrid, Spain in 1890 and befriended the Filipino patriot Jose Rizal, who advised him to study engineering in Belgium. While he was an excellent student who was offered jobs in several European countries, he sacrificed his career to join the Katipunan revolutionaries during their uprising against Spanish colonial rule. He returned to the Philippines in September 1896, shortly after the start of the Philippine Revolution, and he joined Emilio Aguinaldo's command and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General. On 17 February 1897, he was killed by the Spanish Army at the Battle of Zapote Bridge, upon which his protege Miguel Malvar assumed his command.